Elegant retro glass paperweight with a colourful millefiori design, unmarked but possibly by Vasart; vintage circa 1970. Condition: fine Size: 8 cm W, 6.5 cm H. Retro note — a product style is usually unique to the period when it was made. However, some products, like this one, are inspired by an earlier style or…
Novelty oak desktop calendar with a day, date and month rolls in solid oak; antique English Arts & Crafts early 1900s. Condition: fine Size: Wide: 10 cm Length: 15 cm Height: 23 cm Style note — Arts & Crafts was a major international movement in design. It started in Victorian Britain in the 1860s, and…
Charming mottled brown glass owl shaped paperweight, by Wedgwood; vintage English 1970s. Condition: fine Size: 11.5 cm H; 4.5 H. Style note — homewares in the period between 1950s to 1970s were often produced in Modernist style. Defined by neat lines, bold and unusual colours and fairly minimalist shapes. All this often makes Modernist items…
Charming porcelain clock wit ha composition of a child, floral painted decoration; antique German late 19th century. Clock mechanism is modern. Condition: some surface wear, modern clock mechanism Size: Wide: 10 cm Length: 18 cm Height: 20 cm Style note — products made in the traditional Victorian style are often recognisable because of their lavish…
Elegant large figure of a running horse, pottery painted in lustre and green; vintage Italian, circa 1950. Condition: vintage – in fine condition Size: 42 cm L; 31 cm H; 16.5 L; 12.2 H. Retro note — a product style is usually unique to the period when it was made. However, some products, like this…
Beautiful model of an elephant roaring with an upturned trunk, case in metal with a delicate attention to detail, and painted in bronze colours. Antique Japanese Meiji period from circa 1900. Condition: some surface wear, scratches Size: Wide: 14 cm Length: 25 cm Height: 24 cm Facts of Lavish Did you know? You don t have…
Shabby chic marble mantlepiece in the form of a Roman temple, marble base and to shrine a gilded metal figure of a Roman soldier; English Victorian late 19th century. Condition: chipped, bent structure Size: 0 The long Victorian period (1838-1901) spanned over an immensely prolific time in the history of art and design. It covers…
Charming crown shaped mascot in bone china by Royal Crown Derby; vintage English late 20th century. Condition: some surface wear Size: 5 cm W, 9 cm L, 9 cm H. Style note — technically Traditional or Retro style refers to a new item that imitates any old style and design. Homewares, products in such style…
Elegant bone china sculpture of a giraffe family by Royal Doulton, Standing Tall from the series Images of Nature; vintage English. Condition: dine Size: Wide: 11 cm Length: 16 cm Height: 32 cm Style note — homewares in the period between 1950s to 1970s were often produced in Modernist style. Defined by neat lines, bold…
A very fine example of a massive 8 spoke ship s wheel, wooden frame held with metal rivets; antique English early 1900s. Condition: weathered wood, rusty Size: 122 cm diameter;  Facts of Lavish Did you know? We offer free UK delivery on most items; £3.50 for Express Delivery and only £6.95 for Next Working Day…
Elegant mantle clock in silver, with two Neo-Classical muse figures, the top adorned with a pair of love birds; antique Continental European circa 1900. Condition: small dents and scratches, repair to the column, clock not operational Size: Wide: 7.2 cm Length: 13 cm Height: 21 cm Style note — Neo-classical style looks back at and…
Charming small bird in blown clear and orange glass; vintage English late 20th century. Condition: fine Size: 6 cm W, 16 cm L, 6 cm H.  Facts of Lavish Behind the scene — in packaging we use bubble wrap, kraft paper, shock absorbers and strong boxes. Delivery accidents are extremely rare and we take them…
Shabby chic solid oak winding calendar, displaying a week day, a date and a month; antique English Arts & Crafts, Edwardian circa 1900. Condition: some surface wear, loose joints Size: Wide: 5.5 cm Length: 13 cm Height: 16 cm Style note — although Edwardian period was short, lasting between 1901 and 1910, it oversaw two…
A very well cast bronze sculpture of a Qilin or a Foo Dog, standing alert with gaping jaws and upright tail, well detailed mane and scrolls, with a very nice patina; antique Chinese or Tibetan, circa 1900. Provenance: from a private Cambridgeshire collection. Condition: in good condition Size: 12 cm L; 14 cm H; 6…
Spectacular polished brass pair of fireplace andirons in the form of a winged lion or a griffin, set on a fabulous acanthus scroll base; antique English Edwardian early 1900s. They andirons are large but quite light. Condition: some surface wear, polished Size: Wide: 28 cm Height: 43 cm Style note — although Edwardian period was…
Decorative Neo-Classical sculpture in brass. Large sculpture; vintage European late 1900s. Condition: fine Size: wide 12 cm, height 22.5 cm Style note — Neo-classical style looks back at and draws its design inspiration from the ancient Greece and Rome, and uses those elements in decoration. Most neo-classical items are defined by straight and clean lines,…